the world is at stake

You can always see "Liandi" performers on the street on weekdays, who are not waiting for the stage than singing opera.For example, those who measure characters and divination, those who sell Dali pills, those who train monkeys and dogs, have big tanks on their heads, big guns on their throats, everything.

The waiter at the teahouse said that Dali Wan was not allowed to be sold, that divination was regarded as superstition and that it had to be banned, that those who played tricks joined the acrobatic troupe, and that those who played the erhu and sang were considered folk art talents.In short, the government arranges work and provides a guarantee of food and housing.

To say that it didn't cost much money, but the effect is remarkable.At least the street is much cleaner, with sanitation workers coming to clean it up sooner or later, it's not as messy as it used to be.

As soon as Hao Zhan returned to his residence, he heard a few little-footed old ladies chatting in the alley, saying that the Ministry of Civil Affairs would set up a neighborhood committee to replace the old system of security chiefs and village chiefs.

The common people are skeptical, worrying that it is still the old way of changing the soup but not the medicine.

But now that many officials have been stripped of their official hats, and the green-skinned hooligans and market bullies in the past have been imprisoned one by one, people feel that things are not easy.

In the past, Hao Zhanyi really wanted to interject to ask something, but now he didn't have such a thought, he just walked into his room dully.But as soon as he unlocked the door and entered the room, someone behind the door gave him a sack.

Hao Zhan didn't look at anything, his hands were trapped, knowing that his whereabouts were exposed and he was caught, he immediately shouted: "Don't do anything, I surrendered, I surrendered. We are all colleagues from the past, why do we have to do this?"

While staggering, Hao Zhanyi was dragged by several hands to the courtyard where he lived. At least two or three big men held him down and searched for the pistol and other artifacts he was carrying.

When the sack was torn apart again, Director Zhao Bingjun of the Public Security Bureau appeared angrily, stepped forward, and cursed: "I boasted in front of Special Envoy Zhou that Haikou wanted to arrest you, but I let you hide for almost a week.

If it weren't for the old lady of the neighborhood committee to report the letter, I don't know how long I will let you go at ease?Today I finally let you fall into Lao Tzu's hands, so I have to deal with you well. "

Hao Zhanyi fell to the ground and shouted hastily: "Director Zhao, you have something to say. I have important information, and I will guarantee you promotion and fortune."

Zhao Bingjun originally wanted to kick again, but immediately stopped when he heard the words, "Information? If you dare to lie to me, you will have to take your skin off."

"Okay, don't scare people. Everyone has worked under Marshal Yuan, who doesn't know who? This time the military power has been seized, do you think the marshal can let it go? I came to the imperial capital this time to shoulder the secret order."

Hao Zhanyi sighed again as he spoke, and said helplessly: "At first, I thought that the emperor could win over a few internal supporters, but I didn't expect you, Zhao Bingjun, to be the first to betray.

Time is fate, it's not that Hao is sorry for the cultivation of the commander, it is really the general trend of the world, and the people's hearts are toward the center.I'll change my flag too, it's cheaper for you today. "

Zhao Bingjun's face darkened, but he knew that this Hao Zhanyi was Yuan Shikai's confidant, maybe he had some secret.He ordered someone to bring the suspect back to the bureau for interrogation in person.

It was really a big deal when Hao Zhan said, "Someone wants to rebel."

"Who?"

"Zhang Xun and Zhang Bianshuai stationed in Nanjing."

"Only him? At most he will bring a few thousand patrol battalions."

"What if there is support from the British? The kind that gives money, guns, and cannons. If there is a big trouble, they might end up in person and sideline the fight."

"Hiss...the British guy wants to make trouble again? Why is that?"

"I don't know what the foreigners think, I only know that the Kaiser suddenly drew closer to the central government, and the British sent people to Henan to meet the commander-in-chief, and the two sides talked secretly for a long time.

I came to the imperial capital this time to take on the responsibility of liaison, and to pass the letter to the British on behalf of the commander-in-chief.

Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others were willing to hand over their troops and horses to Guangdong and Shanghai, but Zhang Xun was already a local official, and he always followed the lead of Marshal Yuan.

If this person makes trouble, Duan Feng and others will definitely wait and see.Once he is too difficult to control, and foreigners come forward to mediate, how can President Xiao's position be stabilized? "

Hao Zhanyi's remarks made Zhao Bingjun shudder.The latter did not dare to neglect, and quickly reported it to Martha of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Martha turned to inform the Standing Committee of the 'Holy Light'.

Old Xiao was having a headache about how to unify the country, and he was furious when he heard the news, "Is the British guy the incarnation of the dung beetle? Can't he not stir up shit? He likes to make trouble behind his back when he can't see others living well. "

The 'Holy Light' team had expected that the Brit would make trouble, but they still took it seriously.

The Standing Committee held an enlarged meeting to discuss, and invited military officials from the Ministry of National Defense to participate.At the meeting, Chen Ding and Man Luzuo first stated: "It's not difficult to kill Zhang Xun, the difficulty is how to kill him quickly."

Nanjing is [-] kilometers away from Beijing, separated by the huge Shandong.The Jinpu Railway has not yet opened to traffic, and the two places are only connected by the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

The patrol battalion in Nanjing has a maximum of 5000 people, and the equipment is not much better.Chen Ding thought differently, "If I were Zhang Xun, I should just separate myself from Nanjing and become king myself."

Lao Xiao and other members of the Standing Committee suddenly felt dizzy. Doesn't this mean that the Revolution of [-] broke out early?If all provinces in the country follow suit and become independent, the Southern Revolutionary Party will die of laughter.

Sun Dapao doesn't have to do anything, he can fight against the central government in Guangdong.

"Zhang Xun must not be allowed to be independent." Xiao Jinlang was anxious, "If this bastard becomes independent, the whole country will be in chaos. The country will fall apart in the blink of an eye."

Now the most powerful weapon in the hands of the 'Holy Light' team is the 'Great Righteousness'. Now all provinces recognize President Xiao as the head of state.The top orders, the bottom is to listen.

"I suggest sending troops south immediately and transferring Zhang Xun to Beijing." Qin Qing said, "Find him a job in the Ministry of Defense. He will definitely not come, and he may rebel in advance. We seize the opportunity and kill him directly."

Martha shook her head, "It's better to let Victor go south and bring back the heads of the rebels."

Mao Zi's logic was really simple and rude, but the Standing Committee and the soldiers of the Ministry of National Defense all shouted 'No' in unison.

Old Xiao even explained: "We are the central government, not gangsters. Assassination is the lowest level method, which will only make enemies everywhere. Rebellion should be dealt with in an upright manner, and the whole country should discuss it together."

Nearly 2000 years ago, Cao Cao knew that "the emperor was held by the emperor to make the princes".Yuan Shikai and Chiang Kai-shek, like idiots, knew how to engage in assassinations to ruin their reputations and mess up the country's political ecology.

A typical example of 'there is no hero in the time, so that Shuzi becomes famous'.

Martha curled her lips, "It is also possible to create an accident, let Ye Ruofu make arrangements to kill people invisible, absolutely no one will know.

Assassinations at home and abroad are commonplace, and the greatest benefit is exchanged for the least cost. You don't need to be so politically obsessed.Personal honor and disgrace is even more ridiculous. "

What this said seems to make sense.Xiao Jinlang frowned because of this, at present the central government is weak, he really doesn't want to start a war with side effects, it's okay to make Zhang Xun seriously ill.

Qin Qing was calmer, "I suggest fighting a war, because without Zhang Xun, other people would be bewitched by the British. War can unite people's hearts, and it can also attack dissidents and deter potential opponents. Costs and benefits must be considered comprehensively. "

Everyone looked at the two members of the Ministry of National Defense, especially the full seats.The latter said with a sullen face: "Without Zhang Xun, there will be Zhang Zuolin. So if you want to fight, you must make up your mind to fight as soon as possible.

Although our army is not strong enough, the longer the delay, the greater the variables.Britain, Japan, Russia and the United States, these countries may aid a certain warlord to stir up trouble.Its army can expand from a few thousand to tens of thousands in a short period of time. "

For an industrial country like the British Empire, tens of thousands of guns and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition are trivial, and they can be drawn from Singapore and India at any time.The banks of the great powers in the concession can easily raise military expenditures of several million silver dollars, which is enough for Zhang Xun to take risks.

Tens of thousands of troops are rampant in the Nanjing area, and they can ravage China's current economically elite areas, which is absolutely unacceptable to 'Holy Light'.

It is also necessary to frighten the enemy with a crisp war.

Man Lu Zuo continued: "Among the six divisions under our control, the third and sixth divisions are better equipped and trained, and can be dispatched at any time.

I suggest that some personnel from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs be transferred to strengthen the officer system, spend a week for training, and then quickly move south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

In this way, the granary in Shandong can be controlled, and in the second, Zhang Xun is forced to come to the imperial capital to retire before the big powers.If Zhang Xun wants to make trouble, two divisions are enough to deal with his [-] patrol battalion.

After the war is won, we can take Nanjing by the way.The three divisions and six divisions were stationed on the spot, approached Shanghai, and included the entire central China region, deterring Feng Guozhang and the southern rebels. "

The six divisions of the old Beiyang are currently receiving intensive training in the imperial capital. This concentration of troops is really not good.Sending two divisions to the south can greatly strengthen the authority of the central government and attack those stubborn forces in the local area by the way.

After all, in a real fight, the bullets have no eyes, and it is normal for a group of people to die in the local area.When the soldiers become bandits, the government naturally wants to clean them up.

The seven members of the Standing Committee briefly discussed and quickly agreed to this plan.But in terms of specific implementation, Man Lu Zuo made a request, "Xiao Zhou must be transferred back."

Zhou Qingfeng is the leader of the team, and he is the youngest.People like Xiao Jinlang are basically his father's generation, so he simply identified himself as 'Xiao Zhou', so as not to raise his airs and look ugly.

Qin Qing stopped him and said, "My husband can only be reckless and can't fight. Don't let him command the battle, otherwise he will be the 'Zhao Kuo Second'."

The full trainer laughed even more bitterly, "Our military chiefs and political commissars at all levels have trained for half a month, it is better to let the soldiers watch a movie.

Now the officers and soldiers of the six divisions regard Xiao Zhou as "the reincarnation of Guan Gong and the reincarnation of Wu Mu", and their ideological awareness and enthusiasm for training have skyrocketed.

Many officers and soldiers who saw him raise the cannon even told everyone that the movie was true. They were on the scene and saw it with their own eyes, and there was absolutely no fake.

A soldier is the prestige of a general, and a general is the courage of a soldier.With the media and movie publicity, if Xiao Zhou led the team south, it would definitely increase the morale of one's own side and plummet the morale of the enemy.

As for the specific battle, he definitely doesn't need him, as long as he goes out. "

"Just don't let him go to war." After hearing this, Qin Qing agreed with the truth, "I personally sent a report to him, asking him to come back from Changping. I am also worried that he has been at the grassroots level for a long time, and his temper will cause trouble."

Martha suddenly asked, "Can I go with Victor? In fact, the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be delegated to Ye Ruofu. He is the real professional head of internal affairs."

The couple go?

The Standing Committee and the military are a little uneasy.

"Victor and I will be the best battlefield scouts, who else is more suitable than us? Besides, you have to keep an eye on Victor, right? Are you afraid that he will cause trouble on the front line?"

Ah... the two of you go, I'm afraid the trouble will be doubled.

Chapter 23 The Significance of Playing the Battle

When Zhou Qingfeng received the telegram from his wife, he hadn't taken the position of Changping county magistrate yet.

The former county magistrate was sent to the 'Politics and Security Bureau' with one sentence from the master, and there was no news.

When the county officials learned that the special envoy of the president was coming, they were all terrified. They specially prepared silver, real estate, and servants in an attempt to please him.

But these things were collected, but they were included in the public account.Zhou Qingfeng patrolled the county for two days, provided his successor with an unfinished problem report and a list of corruption, and left with a pat on the back.

Not waiting for the county officials and gentry to celebrate with each other, the "Politics and Security Bureau" came to arrest him three days later.

Zhou Qingfeng's family of four lives in Yuqun Hutong, Dongcheng District, just 5 minutes away from Tiananmen Square.His family didn't deliberately choose any royal prince's house to settle in. It was a simple courtyard house, at best, the security was strengthened.

Qin Qing and Martha were not there, only Yilan had a rest at home.After her husband came back, she was full of dust and dust, she wanted to get up and boil some hot water, but Zhou Qingfeng stopped her and said: "You rest, let the servants do these things."

"How does it feel to be at the grassroots level?" Yilan saw that her husband's head and face were covered in ashes, except that his eyes were still sharp and energetic, but his image was rather rustic, which was a bit like when they first met.

"There are so many bad things. The day before yesterday, in order to exorcise her daughter from evil spirits, a mother gave her a broken body to Tiao Dashen, and even paid for it, driving her daughter crazy. The reason is that the poor girl didn't want to marry."

"Under ignorance and poverty, chaos abounds."

Zhou Qingfeng took off his coat and threw it to the duty officer, revealing his strong and developed muscles, and exhaled a mouthful of mist against the snowy cold weather, feeling very helpless.

"If you don't go to the grassroots, you don't know the difficulties of running the country. Everything is complicated. I don't have the patience to clean it up one by one. I spent two days making a list of dozens of evildoers and asked the Political Security Bureau to list them all. Shoot."

Shooting directly violated the judicial norms established by the team.But during the period of 'strike hard', this guideline became looser and looser.Even Xiao Jinlang, who always sticks to the bottom line, understands that some citizens are not worth saving at all.

"Don't worry, we are transforming society very quickly." After the hot water boiled up, Yilan changed into her bathrobe, took a towel and accompanied her husband into the bathroom, took the wind and washed the dust, and rode on the man by the way, fulfilling her husband's duty .

In the world of 1910, Zhou Qingfeng couldn't find a target if he wanted to go out for an affair. He could only be thankful that his three wives were all stunning, and taking turns having sex would not be too boring.Occasionally stealing from Katya is a relief.

Yilan was exhausted from the fierce battle, lying on the man's chest, and said in a low voice: "We plan to take back all the customs from the British in March, and hold part of the financial rights in our hands."

"How did the Brit react?"

"Of course I'm not happy. They say our officials are too corrupt, incompetent, and inefficient. To put it bluntly, they refuse to give up customs, a useful tool to control China's economy."

The customs of the Qing Dynasty were controlled by the British Hurd for a long time, and the right to divert water to the port was also controlled by the foreign powers.But in 1908, Heard returned to England due to ill health, and died in 1911.

In 1910, the Chinese Customs taxed 3500 million silver dollars, most of which were taken away by the big powers as the principal and interest of the "Boxer Indemnity".Now that it is taken back to the customs, the country will definitely increase the tariffs on imported products, and at the same time terminate the payment of the "Gengzi indemnity".

The Ministry of Commerce expects that after taking back the customs, the tariff revenue will increase to 5000 million silver dollars within one year to protect the development of domestic textile and machinery industries.At the same time, it is necessary to put an end to the import of opium and other commodities.

Although Guangzhou and other southern customs were not controlled by the central government, for the 'Holy Light' team, the income of customs such as Tianjin and Shanghai must not be lost, which determines the country's primitive accumulation in the future.

"The diplomatic and business personnel I have contacted are issuing threats or warnings in good faith. The British are likely to organize a group of foreigners in China to form a volunteer team and join Zhang Xun's troops.

British warships will also threaten Tianjin, and another Opium War is also possible.

The idea of ​​the British government is that it is best to divide China from the north to the south, and it relies on the navy to control the Yangtze River to limit our development.So if we want to fight Zhang Xun, we really have to make a quick decision, and it will be easier for me to regain control of the customs and external ports. "

This can be regarded as extending the meaning of solving Zhang Xun to foreign trade, and it also puts a burden on Zhou Qingfeng.After he put Yilan to sleep, Qin Qing came back late at night.

Seeing that her husband was at home, the wife of Yujie waved lazily, "Go get some hot water, I want to take a bath, come and relax for me."

Ah... Overeating is not healthy for the body.

There is no bathtub in the bathroom at home, but a skilled carpenter was hired to build a large wooden bathtub that can accommodate two or three people.The bottom of the barrel can be heated by burning charcoal, and there is a smoke pipe leading to the outside of the bathroom.

Zhou Qingfeng had to pay the public rations again to feed his wife well.Qin Qing also likes to chat after being happy, lying in a man's arms in hot water to soothe his spirit, and asked: "Want to know some good news or bad news?"

"There's too much bad news, how about some good news?"

"The good news is that we will take back the Kaiping Coal Mine in Tangshan from the British next month, including the power plant attached to the mine and the coal terminal in Qinhuangdao."

Kaiping Coal Mine was founded by Tang Tingshu under Li Hongzhang, and it was also the predecessor of Kailuan Coal Mine. In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded, and Zhang Yi, the successor general manager of mining affairs, was confused and sold by the British at a very low price.

The current mining capacity of this coal mine is more than 130 million tons, which is an important cornerstone for the development of the entire northern industry.The imperial capital, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places all need the coal it produces.

The British made a lot of money by plundering the Kaiping coal mines.

Knowing this, Zhou Qingfeng cursed angrily in his heart: "It's the British guy again. So I have to teach the shit stirrer a lesson, right?"

"The current international politics is a jungle world where the weak prey on the strong, and there is no benevolence, justice and morality at all." Qin Qing whispered: "Compromise and weakness are opportunities for the enemy to bite, what cannot be obtained in war, let alone at the negotiation table.

In addition, the stronger we are, the better our economy is, and the more our purchasing power increases, the more our enemies will come to do business.For example, diplomats in the United States and Germany are very supportive of us taking back the customs, so that we can make more money from us.

Yilan's Ministry of Commerce has already negotiated imports with several foreign companies, and the contract value in smelting, chemical industry, railway, and mining has exceeded [-] million yuan, and they are short of money waiting to be signed. "

The 'Holy Light' industrial system spread all over the country like peppercorns, with high quality but too little quantity.Taking advantage of the lack of foreign technology and equipment control, a large number of imports are urgently needed to fill the domestic gap.

Zhou Qingfeng understands the pressure on Qin Qing as the prime minister, and urgently needs to open source to solve the problem.He promised to solve Zhang Xun by the end of February and ensure the orderly implementation of government plans.

When Zhou Qingfeng came out of Qin Qing's room, Martha was already waiting outside.She rushed up like a she-wolf, pressed the man on the sofa, and forced her to make up for the emptiness she had felt for a month.

"When you forced me to marry you, you promised to fulfill your husband's responsibilities every day. As a result, you can't see anyone every day." Martha rode on the man and shouted viciously: "It's not as useful as a massage stick."

Those words were too hurtful, but Zhou Qingfeng decided not to get angry.He carried Martha into his room, and proved with actual performance that he was much better than a massage stick, at least with its own heating and spraying functions.

"Victor, how do you plan to deal with Zhang Xun?" Martha wrapped her legs around the man's waist, and asked in a mood while bearing the sprint of the pile driver.

"I'm just leading the team, not in charge of specific command." Zhou Qingfeng is very self-aware, "My command ability can lead a platoon at most. A company can fall apart in my hands."

"What about stealth and assassination?" Martha asked, "You and I are the best."